Welcome to HFW’s Insurance Bulletin, which is a summary of the key insurance and reinsurance regulatory announcements, market developments, court cases and legislative changes of the week.

In this week’s Bulletin:

1. Regulation and legislation

• Towards a legal designation of losses resulting from personal injury? (France),  by Iris Vögeding, Senior Associate and Perrine Bertrand, Associate.

• Going up: Court fees to rise (England and Wales),  byAndrew Spyrou, Associate
• PRA update on Part VII insurance business transfers(UK),  by Will Reddie, Associate

2. Market developments

• Indian insurance reforms – Lloyd’s entry into India (India), by Lucinda Rutter, Associate.

3. Court cases and arbitration

• Court settles dust disease debate (Australia),  by Mikaela Stafrace, Special Counsel.
• Sugar Hut: Part 36 offers and their impact on costs(England and Wales),  by Thomas Coombs, Associate.

4. HFW publications

• New corruption convictions in the UK and the USA (UK and USA),  by Anthony Woolich, Partner,  Daniel Martin, Partner and Robert Finney, Partner.

Should you require any further information or assistance on any of the issues dealt with here, please do not hesitate to contact any of the contributors to this Bulletin, or your usual contact at HFW.

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This week’s editors

Paul Wordley
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Costas Frangeskides
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